LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMANs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,034 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN is $50.71/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $39.87 and $61.74/hr. The highest state average is Nevada at $77.98/hr; the lowest is Texas at $27.95/hr.
Bottom 10%
$39.87
Median
$50.71
Average
$51.17
Top 10%
$61.74
Range: $27.95 – $80.19/hr across 14 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 49-9051 — Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers.
Davis-Bacon median
$50.71/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$44.50/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+14%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Colorado CO
Avg base: $27.39/hr
Avg total: $33.21/hr
12 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $48.44/hr
Avg total: $77.53/hr
54 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $25.90/hr
Avg total: $39.87/hr
195 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $26.45/hr
Avg total: $39.24/hr
6 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $26.27/hr
Avg total: $40.95/hr
55 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $35.86/hr
Avg total: $61.74/hr
230 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $29.09/hr
Avg total: $37.45/hr
16 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $31.32/hr
Avg total: $50.71/hr
53 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $30.45/hr
Avg total: $52.96/hr
4 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $53.53/hr
Avg total: $77.98/hr
10 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $29.07/hr
Avg total: $44.04/hr
176 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $31.36/hr
Avg total: $38.63/hr
17 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $32.43/hr
Avg total: $55.04/hr
200 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $19.28/hr
Avg total: $27.95/hr
6 rates
All Rates
1,034 county-level rates for LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | heavy | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | building | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | residential | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | residential | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | building | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Ford | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Ford | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | building | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | residential | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Iroquois | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Iroquois | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | residential | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | building | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Kankakee | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Kankakee | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | residential | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | building | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | residential | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | building | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Marshall | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Marshall | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| McHenry | IL | residential | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| McHenry | IL | building | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| McHenry | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| McHenry | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| McLean | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| McLean | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Putnam | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Putnam | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Will | IL | residential | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Will | IL | building | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Will | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Will | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Woodford | IL | highway | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Woodford | IL | heavy | $48.44 | $29.09 | $77.53 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | building | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | building | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | heavy | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | highway | $25.90 | $13.97 | $39.87 | WD → |